HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 19550906The Boar¢ oS Commissl one rs of Oran ¢e County met on the sc ay, Sen ten er t
19$5, at 10 o'clock s, .r. members present Chairmen 3, J. h!, ?robbs, Commis-
sioners Edwin S. Lanier, D, L,. R¢y and Henry S. 7Jelk e-, idemb ere absent Com-
missioner Sim L. Eflend.
~'~ Tha minutes of the previous months meeting were read anc the following
char.@e in the minutes was approved, In the :notion re leti ve to the in st elle ti on
L~ of the air cpndi ti onin@ unit in the Ee eis ter of Deeds vault the wording and
substance of the motion is chanced to indicate the lnsta lie ti on of this fix ture
is to be done after the approval of the Chein¢an of the Beard ¢nd Acc ountart
of the design and manner of installation.
E. !d, Lynch, Gle rk o` Court, made his monthly report of the rin¢nciel
standing of tt,e Recorders Court. Pollovring this he reported to the ward for
their apn ro val the employment of I".rs, Violet C. Boson in his office as temno-
ra.ry bookkeeper of the Recorders Court on a part time basis at a salary of
x,100. 00 per month, A motion to apn rove tY.is move by h;r. Lynch was m¢de by
Commissioner :'Jalk er and seconded by Commissioner Ray. This motion further
stated tY.at the sal ery paid fJ,rs, Boson v.•ould be taken from the Salary Pund
&mergency Apn ropri¢ti on..
Don IAa theso n, County Farm Agent, came before the board with a digest of the
recently completed Perm Census and ensr;ere3 many questions comps ring Oren ge
County with State eve rages in this area. r^ollowine his report the matter of
the instella tion of parr heeling fac111 ti es 1n the Agriculture Eul lding was
brought up. After a brief discussion of tke nosslb111 ties available, Commis-
sioner Lanier introduced a motion we install an oil system. This motion was
seconded by Comni ss loner Rey and passed,
E. ib. Lynch, Clerk~of Court, 6rougY.t un the question of subordinate bonds
and after a discussion of 'this qua stion the Accountant was directed tp pre p¢re
s list of employees that handle Monty and recommend tow much each should be
bonded for. He ds also to secure the cost pf each bond end report beck to the
Dct ob er meeting v+h en the matter will again 6e viewed.
?r, C, Y:. Davis, Suot. of the Chanel Y.i 11 City Administrative Unit, ap-
peared and filed with the board the fa llow Sna resolution reques ti^e the
issuance of ,;34, D00. 00 in bonds to facilitate the School caw itel outlay budget,
°Tha Bo erd of Trustees of the Chanel Hill CSty AdminSstra ti ve Unit met at
the Chapel °111 Schools, in Chapel Rill, N, C., on Sen temb er 6, 1955, at 9:45
`' o'clock, A.K., in regular session.
Present: Carl ?.?, Smith, Chal rman; Gordon LY. Eleckwel l; R. L. Jamer son;
Grew Culb reth and i?rs. 0, David Ger vSn, Absent: Charles P, ;?liner,
The follov;l ne resolution was introduced, read and discussed:
RESOLU TI011 REQUESTIIiG I'HE BOP.RD OF CO'•:.'.~I SSIONE91 POR TEE COU'r1TY
OP 0?b?iv GE TO PR07IDE SCEOOL FACT iITIE'S
BE IP RiSOLUnD by the Eoard of Trustees of the Chapel Hill City Adminis-
trative Unit:
Section 1, T..*,at the Eoard of Txv steel has determined and found es a fact
that adequate school fac111ti es ¢re not now available in the Chapel H111 City
Administrative Unit Lo comply with the consti to tl opal requirements for tY.e
malnt en¢nce of schools six months in each year, that it is necessary in order
to :naintein such six months' school term to erect an additional school plant
foci l3 ty end acquire necessary equipment therefor, the estimated cost of which
is X107,767.80.
Section 2, That the Board of Commies ion ere for said County is reouest ed
to take all necessary steps, by th~ issuance of bonds or oth erw•is e, in order
_ th et such school facility may be provided,
Section 3. That a coPY of this resolution be car tlT led to the Hoard of
Commissioners for the County of Orange.
Uaon motion duly seconded, the following resolution rigs passed the follow-
ing vote:
Ayes: Carl i.?. Smith, Gordon 'N. Elackw el.l, R, E, Jamerson, Grey Culh reth
and Lirs, 0. David Garvin.
14o es: None,°
After filing this resolution tv i tk: the Board 2.Sr, Davis and Y..r. Carl Smith,
Chairm¢n of the Chapel Hill CS ty Administrative Units School Board, both voiced
the onirion tY.at if they were able tp secure S>10, 000, 00 i.n addition to bond
money nrevi pally promised they would be in s position to si@n ¢ contract for
the construction of the gyve to rium,
Sheriff 0. H, Clayton sone¢red end gave his report for the months of
July and August,
After hea rir.p the reports of Sheriff Clayton, the sub,l act of the Greeter
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Chanel H111 Fire District was brought un. In re son nse to the request. made by
Chairmen F'obbs last month sever el names were placed in nomina ti on for Commis-
sioner of the Greater Chanel Hill Fire Dlst rict end from this list the follow-
ing three were selectee for a term of two years: '.Y. T. Hobbs, E. A. Cameron
end E. G. id err it t, The Acc ountent was di rec tad to inforn each of these men of
their apoolntm ant and to suggest they plan to meet with the board around mid-
October to discuss what oro gre ss they had made and what mans they had in mind,
The following is a description of t},e area lylna outside the corporate
limits oC the Town of Chapel Hill. and dell gnated as tte Greater Chapel F111
Fire District:
BEGI1tN1 NG at a ooi nt on U. S. Highway 15-501 South from Chanel F.111 at a
ooint where said Highway crosses hto reap Creek; running thence from said begln-
ning point 1n s Northwesterly dlrec flop along end with idorgan Creek to a point
on snid Creek due South from the Sorrthrv es to rn boundary of the corporate limits
of the Town of Chapel Hill; running thence in e ttor th erly direction to e point
located et the Southwestern corner of the cornorate limits of the Town of Chapel
Hill; rvnni ng thence along end vri th the Southern corporate limits of the Trim
of Chanel ?3111 in an Easterly direction to e point Sn the U. S. Highv+ay 15-501
5o uth (Pit tsbo rv Road); running thence across said Eichway in an Easterly
d lra cti on along and with the Southern property line of tho property of the
University of North Caro line now occupied by Victory Village and continuing
with said University vroo arty line as St changes to a No ztherly and Northrvester-
ly direction to a point at the intersection of said Uni varsity nroperty SS ne
with the Southern corporate 1lmi is of the Tovm of Chapel H111; running thence
slena end :vi th the Southern and Eastern limits of the Tosvn of Chapel H111 in
ar. Easterly and Northwesterly direction Gros sine the Raleigh Road, Ghimgoul
Road, Gln ndon Drive end others to a point in Ellin Creek, the Ees to rn extre-
m!ty of the Cornor ate LSmi is of the Tawn of Chapel 3111, continuing thence
slops and with the se id Po tin Creek and the corporate limits of the Town of
Chapel H111 in a Northwesterly direction to a point on U. S. Highv+sy SSA-501A
(Durham Road), continuing thence with the Northern coroo rate limits of the Town
of Chapel Hill in n SYes ter ly direction crossing Hillsboro Street, Alr Port
Road and Columbia Street and others to e point on the Northern cornorate 1lmi is
of the Town of Cta pal fall at a point 100 feet t'iest of North Columb la Street;
running thence 1n a Porthwesterly dlr ec tion and parallel to North. Columbia
Street extended crossing Holin Creek to a point in the Hv race 'Milli ems Airport
property of the Unl ver si ty of North Cnroll ne; running thence in nn Easterly
dlrec ti on cross ina the Airvo rt Road to ¢ point due North of the dlvisi on
between U, S. 15-501 and U, 5. 15A-501A; running thence in n Sou th ezly direc-
tion to a point where U. 5. 15-501 divides with U. S, 15A-SGlA; running thence
in a Southerly direction along and with U. 5. Hi Ehwey 15-501 to a point where
said RS ghway crosses Ho 11n Creek; running thence Sn an Easterly direction el ong
and with the meanders of Ho11n Cre elc to anoint North of the Fa st ern side of
Rogerson Drive; running the nco alone and with the Eastern side o_" Ro car son
Drive extended and Pogerson Drive to a ooint where said Rogerson Drive inter-
sects w1tY. the North Carolina Highway m54 (Raleigh Aoad) and continuing across
said Hl ghway in tYe same direction 900 feet to a point; running thence in a
Northwesterly direction oernllel to and 500 feet South of said Hi ahvay to a
ooi rt on tY.e Southwestern side of U. S. 15_501 known as the Chanel H111 9y-Pass;
running thence along and with the Southeastern side of said Highway in a South-
erly and ~.Ye st erly direction to e oolnt 500 feet from the inters action of said
Highway and U.. 5. 15A-501A; running thence due South to Morgan Creek; running
thence along and wi tv said `•to r aan Creek to s point where said HS ghway 15-501
crosses h[organ Creek, the voint of BELT NNZNG.
Donald Heyman erg C. D. Mcln fire from the Ira titute of Government discussed
with tY~ Hoard the job classification program nosv in orogre ss. tYi th the infor-
mation obtained today they vri 11 nreaa re the final phase of their report and
will submit the final draft for the Hoard at the earliest possible date.
` fdr. Sohn :Y. Ums teed eopea red with a road pets tl on for which he wanted
ecpro val of the Board. This road is in the Elkin Ya 11 area and is to be hard
surfaced and completed vd th curb and gutter odor to its being turned over to
the State, As this road is to be completed at nri va to exoense and then turned
over to the State there apnea rs to be no reason why this petition should be
charged to the annual mileage allotment for the county; consequently with this
in mind thin road petition Ss approved and is to be fo ~~ard ed immed intely to
the Hi g'rwny Deoartme nt.
Mrs. Jane Pe rk er, Supt. of '.Yelfare, appeared with three blind grants
Joe Ashley, Clinto r. Riggsbee end Napoleon Jones which were avn ro ved by the
Board.
Mrs, Parker reported Lorna 'Nynn Dodson, Old Age Recipient, who had 25
acres of lnnd has been offered X800.00 Tor this land but thnt there is ¢ 11 en -
in excess of 51,000.00 Sn favor of the cormty existing on this property. The
Com~l ssione rs requested that prior to the aonro val of seie of this property
the county appoint three Commissioners to visit this tract to find as a fact
v+hat this property might be worth and make a report of their findings to the
Board.
' The Suv t. of Public SYelf ere Ss authorized to aoen an account with en Orange
"~COUnty bank to handle direct payments into the ;yelfere Department for hospital
b ills, This account is to be handled by the Sun t., all bills are to be paid
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by the Supt. directly to the hosnitnl end ell refunds made directly to the
person due them. This account is to be audited at least nnnuel ly by the
auditors employed to audit Orange County and nil records necessary for nrooer
and iti r.g procedure rust be kept,
The Orange County School Eoard eoneered before the Eoard of Commissioners
and fSl ed the follovKng request for the issuance of 534,000.00 in School
Building Bonds:
"The fol louring resolution was introduced, read and discussed:
RESOLUTION REPUESTING THE BOARD OF COi1R1ISSIDNERS FOH THE• COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO PRO!'iDE SC FOOL FACILITIES
BB IT RESOLVED by The Board of Education of Oran¢e County:
Section 1. That The Hoard of Education has determined end found as a
fact that adequate school fac111 ties are not now ova il¢ble Sn the Orange County
Administrative Unit to comply with the constitutional requirement for the
maintenance of schools s1z months Sn each year, that it is necessary in order
to main taln such six months' school term to erect addltlo ns to school buildln¢s
and acquire necessary equipment therefor, the estimated cost of v:hlch is
$29,000.00,
Section 2. That the Hoe rd of Commissioners for said County is requested
to take ell necessary stars, by the issunnce of bonds or otherwise, in order
that such school facilities may be provided.
Section 0. That a copy of this resolution be certified to the Eoe rd of
Ca:nnS ssione rs for the Coupty of Orange.
Unon motion duly seconded, the foregoing resolution was passed by the
following vote:
Ayes: C. t7. Start ord, C. D. Jones, N. ?, Freeze,
Noes: None,^
Comaissioner H. S, 'Jlell: er Wade e motion to introduce the following order
a uthozlsine the issue nee of $j34, 000,00 in School Hui ld ing bonds. This motion
was seconded by Co.nmi ssloner Ray.
'' "COmml ss io Her B. S. Pialker introduced the following order authorizing Cou
bonds which n•as read:
ORDER AUTY.ORIZI NG 534,000.00 SCHOOL EUI LDI i7G HOP7DS
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:4REBEAS, on September 5, 1955, the Board of Trustees of the Chanel Rill
CSty _Admini st ra ti ve Unit passed fl resolution shon•i ng that adequate school
fecili ti es are not now available in the Chanel 8111 City Admi nlstrative Unit
to comply with the cons tl tutional reeuirements for the maintenance of schools
six months in each year, and th et St is necessary Sn order to maintain such
six months' school tern to erect en additional school facility and acquire
necessary equipment therefor, the estimated cost of which is 107,767,80; and
"h,erefl s, on Sen Camber 6, 1955. The Board of Education of the County of
Orange passed a resolution showing that adequate school fac ill ti es ere not
now available in the Orange County Administ re ti ve Unit to comply wd th the
constitutional require;n ants for the main to Hence of schools si.x. months i.n each
gear, and that it is ne cess e-y in order to maintain such six months' school
term to erect additions to sc ha of buildi n¢s and ac eu ire necessary equ inment
therefor, the estimated cost of which is p29, 000.00; and
Vf.?EREAS, ,sn id resolutions request the Hoard of Commissioners for said
County to take all necessary steps Sn order that sucb. school fecili ti es may be
nro vi dad; and
°r'.i EREAS, the Board of Commisslen ers has car elU lly examined the rec is and
has determined, and does hereby find as a fact that the state Wen is in said
resolutions are true and that it. has became the duty of said Hoard of Commis-
sioners, acting ¢s nn adml His Ura ti ve agent of the State in providing a State
system of public schools, to provide funds for such facilities Sn order to
maintain the six months' school term as required by Section 3 of Article IX
of the Constitution; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDEP.ED AND RESOLVED Hy the Board of Commis sinners for the County
of Orange:
1. Tna t, pursuant to The County Finance Act, as emended, bonds of the
County of Orange, tPOr th Carolina, shall be issued Sn an aggre g¢te princ!pel
amount not exceeding r34, 000 for the purpose of providing funds, with other
available funds, for erecting en additional school plant fac 1.1 ity and ¢ddi-
tlons to school buildi Wes, erd acquiring necessary equipment therefor, Sn
order to mai ntai^ the six months' school term Sn OranBa County as required
by Sec tlon 3 of Article IX of the Constitution.
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2, That a tax suffl cleat to nay the principal end Interest o_^ said bond s
when due shall be annually levied end collected,
), That a statement of the debt of the County has been filed vd th the
C1 ark and is oven to pub lic ins oec flop.
4, That this order shall take effect thirty days after the first publica-
tion there of after final passage, unless in the meantime a petition for its
sub:nis lion to the voters is filed under said Act, and that in such event it she
take effect when annro ved by the voters of the County ¢t an election as provide
ir. said Act,
The Board thereupon designated the County Accountant as the officer to
mace and file wl th the Clerk the statement of deft and assessed valuation of
the County as required by the County Finance Act, as amended, to be filed
before the final passage of the bond order which was Introduced at this
meeting.
Thar euoon the County Accountant tiled •,vi th the Clark Sn the presence of
the Eoa rd the statement of debt and assessed val.ua tion ¢s so required,
Thereupon the order entitled: "ORDER Ai7TH0 RI ZING $3U., 000 SCHOOL PJJ1 LDIiJG
BOIJDS` was pe ss ed on first re adin ¢.
On motion duly made and unanimously carried the Board fixed 10 o'clock,
A.'rl., September 19, 1955, as the hour and day for the public hea ri na upon the
foregoing order, and directed the Clerk to publish said order, together with
the en oend ed note as required by The County FS pence Act, as amended, in the
News of Orange County not later than the tenth day before s¢Sd date."
After the passage of the Hond Order on its first reading a statement of
Snd eb tedn ass and valuation was filed by the Accountant.
After an inspection of the Land Sale List filed by E. B, Denny, Attorney,
aopro val o_° this list for cult rras ai van by the Board, Name and Township of
delinquent taxpayer are:
Name Townsh io
Theodore S. Rrenkl In Eno
Erne at fdorrow Cheeks
Ed A11en Chapel H111
Joseph Barbee Chanel H111
Sally Herbee Chapel H111
Eleanor A. Lu tterl oh Chapel HS11
James R. Lingle Chanel Hill
D, i. Carvell Chanel Hill
!4alt er Thomason Cheeks
Pryor Love Cheek9
Fred J. Herndon Bingham
T. B. Ray Hingham
L. A, hughes Eingh am
Tho pas Purefoy, Jr, Chao el Fill
N1dc 1Vat is Chapel Hill
Cta rile Caldwell C.haoel Fill
Susan Atwater Chap al Hi11
J. 4V. Stone Cheoel Hill
Felix :VS 111ams Cheoel Hi 11
iLr s. A1. L, i711son Chanel HS11
^darle Cotten 1'!1111. ems Cheoel Hi 11
Thomas Ruffin HS llsboro
Arabella ',7eb¢ne Hillsboro
Sam Lu nsf ord Hillsboro
Robert Long Hillsboro
Hruce Jones Hillsboro
Paul Johnson, k:e Srs Rillsboro
3. J, Hedrick, heirs Hillsboro
George Gattis Hillsboro
VJ. H, S. Arank Hillsboro
Alexander Edwards H111sb pro
All persons being contacted as pro spectl ve members of the Agricultural and
ustri¢1 Commissian last month having accepted the following aopointm ants to
s Comni ss ion to expire December 31, 1955, are her ebg made:
^gham tdanley Spines, Rt 3, Hillsboro
Charlie Stanford, Rt ~1, Chapel Hill
71i1 ey Perry, Rt 2, Mebane
!'la !ter L1oy d, Rt 2, ttebane
3ar Grope Claude Pope, Cedar Grove
Lewis Kennedy, Rt 2, Hillsboro
Zeb Burton, Cedar Grove
Tom Ellis, Cedar Grove
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Chapel 9111 Collier Cobb, Sr., Chapel R111
Eerni ce PJ¢rd, 307 Pritchard Ave„ Chanel Hill
Raymo^d Andrews, Carrboro
idrs. T. :d, Andrews, Rt 1, Chepel Hill
C Cheeks Robert Nichols, &f land
hL P. Efland, Sr:, Efla nd
Thomas Rale, Efland
E111 Dorsett, Etland
Lno Reid Roberts, Rt 1, H111sbo ro
hirs. Clarence Link, Rt 2, Durham
G. C, Truesdale, University
?dr s. Carl V7slker, Rt 1, Hillsboro
9i ].lsboro Don i:fatheson, Hll lsb oro
nob Forrest, Hillsboro
Sidney Green, Hillsboro
'N. L, hii.ller, Rt 1, A111sboro
Litt la River Eob Murray, Rt 2, Rougemont
61rs, Clyde Roberts, Rt 1, Hillsboro
Fdrs. Clyde ^ialk er, Rt 2, Rougemont
Bryant Eerr y, Rt 1, Hurdles '.ti 11
There being no further business to tr¢nsact today the Eoerd ed,journed to
meet ag¢in at 10 o'clock ¢.m., Sentemb er 19, 1955•
R. S, Yf. Hobbs
Chairman
5. Li, Ga ttis
Acting Clerk
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See Commissioners ?di nut es of IVOV emb er L 1955 on o¢ge 61L of *dinute Docket 5
for authorization oS insertion of descrl ption of the Greater Chepel H111
Fire District er ea,